Industrial News Northern Mines Stockton Borehole to Resume
Work will be resumed at the Stockton Borehole colliery this morning. The mine was idle on Tuesday as a result of a dispute arising out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1939
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Radio for Mine Signals Experiments at Lithgow SYDNEY
The State Coal Mine at Lithgow will be the first colliery in New South Wales to use wireless for underground signalling, experiments now being made at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Appoint Select Committee Coal Petrol Company's Challenge Investigate Proposals
"We challenge Sir Frederick Stewart, in view of his statement at Cessnock Show on the urgency of making a start with the industry of coal processing for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Grunching in Mine at Lithgow "No Danger in Method" Sydney
Though no shooting is done on the South Coast by grunching, it is the only method adopted at the Lithgow Valley…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Clues to Gold Robbery Detectives' Search at Norseman KALGOORLIE
Investigating the theft on Monday night of two bags of ore, worth more than £600, from the rich Blue Bird mine at Norseman, 140 miles from here,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Reduced Hours Might Lead to More Mechanisation Judge's Fears Future of Coal Industry SYDNEY
"If any such drastic reduction of hours were made the repercussions on the employees might be pretty disastrous," said Judge Drake-Brockman in the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Poser to Advocate in Miners' Case Not Enough or Too Much Work? Judge Complains Of Confusion SYDNEY
"What do you want me to conclude from this? One might conclude that the men used to loaf on the job, or that the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Lambton Colliery Dispute Settled
The District President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), who has been dealing with matters in dispute at the Lambton colliery, conferred…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Mine Inquiry Adjourned to West Maitland Sydney
The Royal Commission on Health and Safety in coal mines to-day closed the heating of evidence in Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Will Proprietary Mine Live Again? Scientists Seek Richer, Deeper Ore Bodies
After 53 years of operations, during which 12,300,000 tons of ore were produced, the Proprietary mine, known in its heyday as the "Big Mine" closed down a few days ago. There is just a chance, however, that the old mine…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coal and Interlocking Interests Chart Produced In Court SYDNEY
A chart was produced by Mr. Orr (for the Miners' Federation) in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, designed to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kurri Miner's Death Accidental Fall of Coal at Pelaw Main
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns), who held an inquest at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse yesterday into the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Says Miners Like Grunching Lithgow Manager at Inquiry Spread of Dermatitis Sydney
"I do not see any danger in grunching and the miners definitely like it," said John Thomas Philpot, manager of the Lithgow Valley Colliery, who gave…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hours Issue Mine Surface Workers Strong Reasons Before Change Judge Reminds Advocate of Court's Principle SYDNEY
In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day, Judge Drake-Brockman emphasised that he required pretty strong reasons, as far as surface workers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nazis Have Made Colossal Profit Gold, Arms, Planes Hitler Now Ruler of 91,000,000 LONDON
Germany, it is estimated by some city observers, will gain £30,000,000 of gold and foreign currency by her coup on Czechoslovakia. The Reich, they report, was desperately in need of these sums. They also estimate a gain of £250,000,000 worth of commodities in addition to the Czech armament industry, which is the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold Rod Selected at Rosehill Strong Field Engaged in the Westmead Handicap Sal Volatile Is Expected To Succeed Over Middle Distance
The Rosehill Racing Club's programme to-morrow has attracted 135 acceptors. Many good class performers are engaged. Divisions of the Maiden Welter Handicap and Juvenile Stakes have extended the racing to eight events. Gold Rod and King's Head share top weight in the Westmead Handicap, of six…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Controllers of Coal Miners' Chart How Companies Interlock Mr. Orr Explains to Court SYDNEY
In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court today, when Judge Drake-Brock-man resumed the hearing of the miners' log of claims. Mr. W. Orr (Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Nazi Troops Seized Gold London
German storm troopers to-day entered the Czech National Bank at Prague and drove off with 16 lorry-loads of Czech gold…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →80,287 Tons for Week Newcastle Coal Exports
Newcastle cool shipments this week totallel 80,287, an increase of about 25,000 tons on the previous week's shipment. Victoria Wails displaced from the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Galloping Well Gold Rod May Re-enter Winning List
GOLD ROD ran badly in the Cantala Stakes when he was taken to Flemington for the last spring meeting. Price was so disgusted that he did not produce…
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